The video begins with some excerpts from JFK's acceptance speech
(where he coined the New Frontier slogan), given outdoors at the LA
Coliseum to accommodate extra people. Already you'll hear Kennedy's
penchant for the figure of speech we call antithesis. Then you'll see
a clip from the first tv debate. (By the way, did you catch the
rhetorical and historical error JFK made in referring to FDR?) Then
there is a clip from a typical stump speech in which Kennedy
denounces the opposition. Next is the most important speech Kennedy
ever gave, at least in the judgment of his brother and campaign
manager, Robert: the Houston Ministers Speech which dealt with the
religious issue. Following that you'll see a clip from JFK's
commencement speech at Rice University committing us to a space race.
(Kennedy liked to speak at commencements and use such speeches to
announce policy.) Then you'll see the TV address on Civil Rights
following riots in Alabama, a clip from the Berlin speech
(technically speaking he is actually saying "I am a jelly
doughnut"!), an address on the Cuban missile crisis, and a State of
the Union message. We encourage you to take a look at any or all of
the speeches in their entirety. Check the links for text sources and
audio/video clips.

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